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The Wagtail's Army

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Wagtails Army
Russian poster
Russian: Армия «Трясогузки»
Directed byAleksandrs Leimanis
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMāris Rudzītis
Edited byĒrika Meškovska
Music byKirill Molchanov
Production
company
Release date
  • December 28, 1964 (1964-12-28)
Running time
84 min.
CountrySoviet Union
Languages
  • Russian
  • Latvian

Wagtails Army (Russian: Армия «Трясогузки», romanizedArmiya 'Tryasoguzki', Latvian: Cielaviņas armija) is a 1964 Soviet family film directed by Aleksandrs Leimanis.[1][2][3] Screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alexander Vlasov and Arkady Mlodik.

Plot

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Kolchak's train had an accident, at the site of which the White Guards discovered a checkbox with the text "Wagtails Army", as a result of which the massive arrests began.[4]

Cast

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Sequel

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On December 23, 1968, the sequel to The Wagtail's Army Again in Battle was released on Soviet screens, also directed by Leimanis.

References

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  1. ^ Лучшие фильмы, которые нужно бы показать российским детям (список)
  2. ^ В киноклубе псковской библиотеки состоится показ фильма Александра Лейманиса «Армия «Трясогузки» снова в бою»
  3. ^ Anastasiya Chekhovskaya (2014-03-04). "Революция в школьной программе и вне" [A revolution in the school curriculum and beyond]. Radio Svoboda (in Russian).
  4. ^ Армия Трясогузки // КиноПоиск
  5. ^ The Wagtail's Army (1964) Full Cast / Crew
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